Balic M, Tang G, Rastogi P, Young G, Wallace M, Acosta J, Schneeweiss A, Hilton CJ, Freeman TJ, Li J, Denkert C, Reinisch M, Palomares MR, Arrick BA, Petitt M, Maley SK, Hassan S, Murali S, Boileau JF, Boudreau D, Polewski PJ, Mashru S, Hargis JB, Mortimer J, Thirlwell M, Sikov W, Tan AR, Garces J, Costa G, LoBello J, Mouta J, Darbonne WC, Baehner FL, Mamounas EP, Wolmark N, Loibl S, Geyer CE Jr. Evaluation of a Tumor-Informed Molecular Residual Disease Assay in Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Treated With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy, With or Without Atezolizumab. JCO Precis Oncol. 2026 Sep; 10( 9): e2600114. Epub 2026 Sep 11. PMID: 42727049.
Monreal G, Koenig SC, Greenwell VJ, Johnson MG, Norman M, Slaughter MS. Pulse of Surgery: an immersive educational operating room experience for the community. Adv Physiol Educ. 2026 Dec 1; 50( 4): 1159-1170. Epub 2026 Sep 9. PMID: 42716810.
Welke KF, Austin EH, Kumar SR, Anagnostopoulos PV, Kirklin JK, Herrmann JL, Narendra J, Chandler AM, Reilly K, Overman DM, Jacobs JP, Dabal RJ, Guleserian KJ, St Louis JD, Douglas WI, Pasquali SK, Caldarone CA. Factors Associated with Operative Mortality in Medium Volume Congenital Heart Surgery Centers: A Mixed- Methods Analysis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Sep 10: S0003- 4975( 26) 00903-3. PMID: 42722263.
Lakomkin N, Mikula AL, Eastlack RK, Lafage V, Lafage R, Fessler RG, Gupta MC, Klineberg EO, Protopsaltis TS, Lee SH, Gum JL, Kim HJ, Shaffrey CI, Lenke LG, Smith JS, Ames CP, Bess S, Mundis GM Jr; International Spine Study Group( ISSG). C2 Coronal Angle( C2C): A Novel Predictor of Outcomes Following Adult Thoracolumbar Spinal Deformity Surgery. Spine( Phila Pa 1976). 2026 Sep 11. PMID: 42766480.
Manchikanti L, Albers SL, Pampati V, Sanapati MR. Practice Expense, Site of Service, and the Survival of the Independent Interventional Pain Practices: With Medicare Policies Leading the Way. Pain Physician. 2026 Sep; 29( 6): 461-481. PMID: 42804301.
Gupta A, Alcoba E, Abramowitch S, Sinha A, Pipitone F, Geynisman-Tan J, Matthews CA, Rostaminia G, Sisson A, Quiroz L. The Use of Preoperative Defecography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Primary Uterovaginal Prolapse: A Systematic Review. Int Urogynecol J. 2026 Sep 24. PMID: 42782527.
Manchikanti L, Sanapati MR, Pampati V, Pasupuleti R, Bautista A, Soin A, Navani A, Kaye AD, Janapala RN, Gupta M, Abd-Elsayed AA, Hirsch JA. Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Medicare Payment Policy for Calendar Year 2027: Impact on Interventional Pain Management. Pain Physician. 2026 Sep; 29( 6): E469-E480. PMID: 42804299.
Khan FA, Chabot PJ, Chou D, Mummaneni PV, Bydon M, Bisson EF, Shaffrey CI, Glassman SD,
Foley KT, Potts EA, Yen CP, Kim PK, Knightly JJ, Park P, Wang MY, Fu KG, Slotkin JR, Asher AL, Yee TJ, Virk MS, Haid RW Jr, Chan AK. Cost- effectiveness of minimally invasive surgery for grade 1 lumbar spondylolisthesis: a 5-year Quality Outcomes Database study. J Neurosurg Spine. 2026 Sep 4:1-10. PMID: 42696762.
Sullivan ME, Vendramini A, Cattani L, Geoffrion R, Page AS, Gottipati V, Wood M, Kang K, Kluivers K, Gupta A, Matthews CA, DeLancey JOL, Swenson C, Larouche M, Sinha A, Geynisman-Tan J, Pipitone F, Grimes CL. Patient Risk Factors for Incidental Pathology After Uterovaginal Surgery for Apical Prolapse: Systematic Review and Global Expert Consensus Statements. Int Urogynecol J. 2026 Sep 29. PMID: 42811185.
Manchikanti L, Knezevic E, Knezevic NN, Janapala RN, Sanapati MR, Bautista A, Pampati V, Kaye AD, Soin A, Abd-Elsayed AA, Prajapati M, Hirsch JA. An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Fluoroscopic Caudal, Interlaminar, and Transforaminal Epidural Injections in Lumbar Disc Herniation. Pain Physician. 2026 Sep; 29( 6): E553-E590. PMID: 42804306.
Manchikanti L, Sanapati MR, Kaye AD, Christo P, Mahendram S, Knezevic NN, Candido KD, Navani A, Nampiaparampil D, Soin A, Janapala RN, Hirsch JA. Translating Evidence to Practice: A Critical and Analytical Summary of the Evidence-Based Guidelines of Facet Joint Interventions in Management of Chronic Spinal Pain. Pain Physician. 2026 Sep; 29( 6): E493-E530. PMID: 42804304.
Sakowitz S, Nelson JS, Robinson J, Rossi CS, Shahian DM, Cooke DT, Jacobs JP, Aughtman S, Schultz M, Nathan M, Beaty C, Shafer M, Kozik D, Pelletier GJ. Impact of social determinants of health on perioperative and interstage outcomes in congenital heart surgery a systematic review. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026 Sep 29; 13:1881839. PMID: 42871349.
Huffman JA, Ashmore S, Kim S, Samdariya D, Reddy P, Wood M, Kang K, Zillioux J, Grimes CL, Gupta A, Sisson A, Matthews CA. Hysterectomy with Minimally Invasive Sacrocolpopexy Versus Native Tissue Repair for Primary Uterovaginal Prolapse: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int Urogynecol J. 2026 Sep 3. PMID: 42690266.
Manchikanti L, Sanapati MR, Nampiaparampil D, Knezevic NN, Kaye AD, Bautista A, Candido KD, Christo P. Perioperative Management of Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Therapy in Patients Undergoing Interventional Techniques: A Critical and Analytical Summary of the 2024 Guidelines of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians( ASIPP). Pain Physician. 2026 Sep; 29( 6): E591-E613. PMID: 42804307.
Soin A, Sanapati MR, Navani A, Manchikanti L. Local Coverage Determinations for Peripheral Nerve Injections and Procedures for Chronic Pain: Policy Changes, Clinical Limitations, and
Health-Equity Implications. Pain Physician. 2026 Sep; 29( 6): 403-409. PMID: 42804294.
Weiss J, Kaczmar J, Chintakuntlawar A, Worden FP, Mehra R, Kang H, Zinner RG, Arnold SM, Bhateja P, Harrington K, Gupta S, Zhao Y, Pham DC, Najeeb S, Kaur V, Sukari A, Giri A, Panella TJ, Grewal J, Galligan B, Nadler E, Grant C, Arteta-Bulos R, Noble DJ, Schaaf D, Price KAR. PDS0101 With Pembrolizumab in HPV16-Positive Recurrent / Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Phase 2 Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2026 Sep 17: e263492. PMID: 42752531.
Manchikanti L, Sanapati MR, Pampati V, Ruxer JT, Pasupuleti R, Soin A, Kaye AD, Navani A, Day M, Nampiaparampil D, Tracy DH, Bautista A, Hirsch JA. The CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and the Continuing Struggle to Balance Cost, Quality, Access, and the Survival of Interventional Pain Management. Pain Physician. 2026 Sep; 29( 6): 411-428. PMID: 42804295.
Nagahawatte ND, Rose S, Nisbet L, Abell TL, Windsor JA, Cheng LK. Endoscopic gastric pacing: A minimally invasive approach for slow wave entrainment in rhythmic and dysrhythmic states. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2026 Sep 28. PMID: 42804368.
Giannas E, Karamitros G, James AJ, Alter NE, Johnson J, Gergoudis FR, Reddy AP, Gutama B, Torres-Guzman RA, Assi PE, Pontell ME, Thayer WP, Perdikis G, Lineaweaver WC. Tracking Scholarly Productivity in Academic Plastic Surgery: A Departmental Scholarly Index Analysis. Ann Plast Surg. 2026 Sep 1; 97( 3S): S154-S158. Epub 2026 Jun 10. PMID: 42268598.
Manchikanti L, Sanapati MR, Pampati V, Dennis A, Candido KD, Kaye AD, Hirsch JA. The Escalating Growth of Spending on Medicare Advantage Plans: A 2026 Update on Controlling Costs, Preserving Medicare Solvency, and Balancing the Federal Budget. Pain Physician. 2026 Sep; 29( 6): E481-E492. PMID: 42804300.
Manchikanti L, Sanapati MR, Soin A, Ruxer JT, Pampati V, Navani A, Kaye AD, Hirsch JA. Implications of the CMS Ambulatory Specialty Model for Low Back Pain for Interventional Pain Management: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly. Pain Physician. 2026 Sep; 29( 6): 445-460. PMID: 42804297.
NOTE: GLMS members’ names appear in boldface type. Most of the references have been obtained through the use of pubmed. gov. If you have a recent reference that did not appear and would like to have it published in our next issue, please send it to Kathryn Vance by email( kathryn. vance @ glms. org).
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